Weather Records on 8 August 1918

160 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1918. Highest significance: Orillia, CA.

Key Facts for 8 August 1918

On 8 August 1918, 160 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 158 daily.
Orillia set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 8 August 1918.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

160 stations

160 station records on 8 August 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Jervis Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poolamacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabee Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Remarkable	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Outalpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

160 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 117.

Records on 8 August 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1918 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 0, daily 158.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

137 broken records

Margins by which the 137 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1918

Top 20 records on 8 August 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1918	Orillia, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1918	Concord, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1918	Lindsay, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	The Olives, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	Katandra North, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	Blinman, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	Numurkah Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	Cape Jervis Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	Boxwood, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	Riverton, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	Yardea, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	Poolamacca, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	Bolagamy, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	Mathoura (Mathoura Station), AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1918	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1918. 1918 had 160 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	100
5 to 10	21
10 to 15	12
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1